Esko Print Clone leverages artificial intelligence and automation to enable digital press operators to replicate colours from previously printed packages with unmatched precision, regardless of the original printing process. It also reduces job completion times and boosts digital printing productivity, eliminating lengthy trial-and-error cycles and helping minimise waste and subsequent environmental impact.
‘Print Clone delivers high-quality results with minimal manual intervention,’ said Esko CMO Jan De Roeck. ‘This innovation eliminates the traditional trial-and-error approach, significantly reducing manual interventions and accelerating job completion times for packaging and label converters.’
‘Decreased press downtime serves to improve profitability, and the fact that Print Clone is cloud-native, requiring no installation, means users can just log in, upload, connect, and measure,’ said De Roeck. ‘Print Clone matches the colour profile from any previously printed package, saving hours of manual corrections on press. It completely eliminates the trial and error of multiple iterations and test prints to determine the correct colour composition, significantly reducing manual prepress interventions.
‘Moreover, Print Clone is exceptionally user-friendly,’ he said. ‘The ease of use makes it possible for anyone to prepare files for digital printing.’
‘Once a PDF file has been drag-and-dropped into Print Clone, a spectrophotometer guides the operator to carry out a real-time colour comparison,’ explained De Roeck. ‘The AI-powered algorithms then optimise colour accuracy to deliver a high-quality, colour-accurate output with minimal manual adjustments.’
‘By integrating Print Clone into their workflows, digital press operators can ensure consistent, high-quality results while reducing their environmental impact and operational costs,’ said De Roeck.
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